# CodeBlocks

Deprecated since version 3.27: Support for Extra Generators is deprecated and will be removed from a future version of CMake. IDEs may use the `cmake-file-api(7)` to view CMake-generated project build trees.

Generates CodeBlocks project files.

Project files for CodeBlocks will be created in the top directory and in every subdirectory which features a `CMakeLists.txt` file containing a `project()` call. Additionally a hierarchy of makefiles is generated into the build tree. The appropriate make program can build the project through the default `all` target. An `install` target is also provided.

Added in version 3.10: The `CMAKE_CODEBLOCKS_EXCLUDE_EXTERNAL_FILES` variable may be set to `ON` to exclude any files which are located outside of the project root directory.

This "extra" generator may be specified as:

`CodeBlocks - MinGW Makefiles`

  Generate with `MinGW Makefiles`.

`CodeBlocks - NMake Makefiles`

  Generate with `NMake Makefiles`.

`CodeBlocks - NMake Makefiles JOM`

  Added in version 3.8: Generate with `NMake Makefiles JOM`.

`CodeBlocks - Ninja`

  Generate with `Ninja`.

`CodeBlocks - Unix Makefiles`

  Generate with `Unix Makefiles`.